At the end of the previous and the beginning of the current century there was a whole group of treasure hunters pursuing their trade in...

There once lived a sultan who had lands and riches but no son to pass them on to. For many years, the sultan prayed and longed for a son...

Of the old times: a mother and her son lived in the forest together. As they were walking they came to a tree decorated with a bi-colored...

Once upon a time two young men living in a small village fell in love with the same girl. During the winter, it was all night except for...

(Poetic treatment by Montanus Vol. 1 p. 310ff.)[1] Even today, the monumental ruins of the former counts’ castle Windeck[2] can be seen...

John Henry knew from the time he was a little boy that he was going to be a steel drivin’ man. In those days, the railroads were being...

Of the old times: cannibals called Chenoos haunted the world. They began as ordinary folk but their hearts turned to ice and they began...

The Burkla, also known as the Schlossberg or “Castle Hill” is a large hill in Schongau surrounded by a wall and a ditch. The river...

Artwork: Sarah The man standing before me is pale and emaciated. His eyes are lowered but I know if he looks up I will see too much...

Of the old times: there lived a beautiful girl named Blue Flower. All the men in her village wanted to marry her. One such young man was...

A tale of the old times: this is a story of the Soot Face Girl. She lived in a village by a sparkling lake with her father and two older...

They say they walked into the water. They say they walked into the water and the water spirits took them back home. Or maybe they flew...

Artwork: Ellr, ArtStreet In the midst of a frigid and dark evening, on the last day of the year, a destitute little girl wandered...

Izîl and Brahim have already settled around the fire by the time Askil arrives. He nods when his friends look at him, their question...

Of the old times: there was a warrior with four shimmering fish. He met a princess named Scargo and they soon fell in love, but the...

There once was a devout and good-natured girl named Emmeline who lived in quiet, rather monastic solitude with her aunt, Frau Klara.[1]...

Once upon a time, there lived an emperor and empress blessed with three daughters. However, the happiness in their imperial home took a...

People frequently saw a great light burning in a cherry tree near Odenthal which took the shape of a large man. Two young men from the...

Do you know the story of how the Hausa people came to be? It is an old story that hearkens back to great kingdoms, powerful queens,...

Waneta was the daughter of the chief. Her tribe was at war with another tribe and they fought all along the shores of a great lake. But...